gapers' block | Idiomator

Meaning: (chieflyUSandCanada,idiomatic)Atraffic jamresulting frommotoristsslowing to look at amotor vehiclecollisionor otherroadsidedistraction.1967March 10, “Above It All”, inTime:In the lingo of the traffic reporters, "gapers' block" is a tie-up caused by motorists slowing down to gape at an accident.2001, "Rocky Road Rocky Mountain National Park boasts as ear-popping drive full of peak experiences,"Wichita Eagle(Kansas), 25 Mar., p. 1G:In the pretty, tranquil valley, elk were feeding just off the highway, creating agapers block.

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